Daily Republican., 1887-12-12
aONDAY, DEoEAbER n. 1857.
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TIN DnMOCRAf1C nowepA Apofs are
aassady beginning 70 realize the ehect
President Clevsland's message will
hAvs upon the campaign OF 1883 and
are tying b. every means In shear
Dovn 70 make the mechanics and
vakinsm0a believe thai Il means
eonsthipg satirsly different fSom The
lrss-ssade doctrine Whish runs through
wsry Aas and every sentence. Not
&nshstsndinR The mot that these organs
Ill endorse President Cieveland's free.
srada poiloy, and sdvocats II in every
pss6bls manner. the New York Herald
an IL efforts 70 make the workisgmen
bslieys The Presideat did not say What
hs did say, or II he did, he did mot
mean Il, discoufses In this vis:
"Prossctios? Why, in Heaven .
nAme, IN there any one on this CONT.
nsAt Who doesa't want 20 Protect our
business inketsts? 10 there any one
vho would lay an extra straw on the
shoulders OF the wage earners. or in
any way interfere with the com mercisl
proep@ity which, after long ebo, has
Just turned toward the Hood! II there
A, ve have not seen him. Protection
and free trade indeed! These have no
more to do with the question ve are
now handling than has tbs complexion
of the man In the moon"
Tho Herald sees plainly tha, In this
master the President hAs made 40 gfeal
Q biunder % he did when he ordered
the return OF tbs rebei battle days. 1.
kno W full we'll thu. g will not do for
the bread winners o! this country 10
take the message st ~ II 10 written,
and lust ~ IL Vas intended by Grover
Oleveisnd and the free trade De NocrAt
that IL should bs taken. The lov tariff
Si 1857 vas followed BY the greasss,
sommercisl and industrial panic evel
experienced In she United Sntes. TIT
im portAIions became excessive, th,
oounsxy wAs drained OF gold 10 pay fol
them, and - . conseQ usnee our manu-
factories were closed and our mecbaa
ass snd oinx ,ps deprived OF the mean
cf earning living for themselves ant
families The Morrill, tariff, whiot
With some slisht c odihcstione 10 shl
In force, vas enscted In 1851, and uude
is provisions the country has prog
ressed and prospered. Oar ropulstio,
has been doubled, and our cities sn
towns teen With industrial establish
msne, furnishing thousands upol
thousands Of men and women with th
meaps OF earning livelihood.
Since ,hts tariff hes teen In foroe d
suntry has passed through the greAse'
civil sar ever known, and In les, thar
squarter OF century after It's cios
has paid of many millions OF dollars Q
tae est OF tha. war, and now hes
Surplus whloh the Democrats propos
10 reduce By destroying the very foun
dstion OF this unexam pied proeperil,
Uni the provisions OF this tariff d
annusi product OF our coal mines b,
incrt ssed from IA, ,000, 900 tons In 10,
TO nearly i00, 900, 900 tons in 1886, ~
oM ,roa mines from 800, 900 tons OF o.
in ,sso 20 over 000. 900 tons last yea
Thsrs vers bu. SO, 900 hands employe
In the va.io1s h. 'sal industries OF sh
oountry In 1860, b., under prosectic
tn number has bsen ,1ecressed
800, 600. In 1850 the woollen has
furnished employment TO 60, 900 hand
Rpt no y the number has been tncreas'
W16o. 900, while ths yearly prod not
Jo2x pills has risen from $50. 900 900
SE6, 900, 900. The same Is true OF I
ohsr industries, and with these fa,
before the intelligent wo;kinsmen
this country, 1t is not 70 be wonder
.. thu. the adminis.rAdon organs
laying to make the people believe Il
whsn the President says tree trade
means psoteo:lo